Influence

Charissa is a host at Fox Sports and a co-anchor on the popular entertainment show, Extra. Sge talks about her start in sports entertainment, being a woman in the industry, and how the industry has changed. She also shares advice on how to upgrade your living space while on a budget and talks about her design agency, House and Home Design.

Joss and Jen answered all your questions, and some might have ended in some tears. How did they meet? Advice for starting a podcast? One thing they would never do again? Their favourite movies, tv shows, and ships? You asked? We answered!

Aleenah Ansari is a writer, a speaker, a Margot Mentor, and so much more. In this episode she explains her unique job and gives invaluable job advice from how to build your personal brand and bring it to work, to creating content, to confidence building, and so much more.

On this weeks minisode, Joss and Jen take stories from the Reddit channel Am I the Asshole, and discuss some questionable stories of careers, relationships and wedding. Listen to these nuanced stories and decide for yourself.

Sam Gaetz is a professional photographer, based in Toronto. Sam speaks on her start in photogaphy, the life style of a photographer, learning how to say no, understanding work life balance, and how being a mother has changed her.

In this minisode Joss and Jen leverage the community and share bad dating stories, two of which are their own. From blind dates, getting too drunk, cheating, getting ditched, all these stories have the twistiest of endings. Cocaine? Death? We couldn't summarize without spoiling, so you know the drill.

Melanie Ng is a news anchor, reporter for City News Toronto and Breakfast Television. Melanie shares stories from her startling wakeup time (it's 2:30 am), to switching from PR to journalism, her first gig as a traffic reporter in a helicopter, and her struggles getting pregnant.

Joss and Jen share stories of their own, and of others, surrounding that flip of the switch moment that changed their lives. From dealing with the passing of a parent, infertility, a mentally abusive relationship, cancer, our Influence Community has gone through it all, and most importantly have come out the other side stronger. Thank you all for sharing such deeply moving stories.

This week on the podcast Joss and Jen are joined by Tim Chan and Josh Campbell, cofounders of So Gay Rosé. Tim and Josh talk ideation to reality, the importance of queerness in their company values, and give all the details on starting a business from the strategies to challenges.

Joss and Jen reflect back on how the beauty industry has affected them as young teens and continues to shape the way they see themselves. They touch on how the beauty industy has changed over the last 15 years, and what they would like to see more of in the coming years.